Mine detail: (Facility) Niihama Besshi Copper Refinery

Previously called 'Niihame Copper Refinery'

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Location: Ehime, Japan, Asia
Lat / long: 33.94872, 133.24888
dep_id: 10255682
mas_id: 5880052002
Commodity type: metallic
Major mineral: Copper
Operation type: Processing Plant
Development status: Plant
Reporter: Towle, Stewart W.
Year first produced: 1973
References:
  • Deposit:: PINCOCK, ALLEN & HOLT, INC.; THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING,
  • Deposit:: OPERATING AND ENVIRONMENTAL COST DATA FOR INTERNATIONAL
  • Deposit:: COPPER SMELTING AND REFINING OPERATIONS - BESSHI (TOYO,
  • Deposit:: NIIHAMA), JAPAN. BUMINES CONTRACT J0290007, OCT. 1990.
  • Deposit:: FOR INF., CONTACT S.W. TOWLE, TPO, BUMINES-MAFO, DENVER,
  • Deposit:: CO.
  • Reserve-Resource:: BROOK HUNT AND ASSOCIATES, LTD, QUARTERLY SERVICE ISSUE 1,
  • Reserve-Resource:: COPPER, 1977, P. 3.52.
  • Reserve-Resource:: 1978 E/MJ INTERNATIONAL DIRECTORY OF MINING AND MINERAL
  • Reserve-Resource:: PROCESSING OPERATIONS.
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